Re: TRILL, IS-IS, and System ID

James Carlson <[email protected]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:32:45 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.pppext
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Stewart Bryant wrote:
> On 01/06/2011 16:50, James Carlson wrote:
>>     3. An implementation that has only PPP links might have no
>>        Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) that can form an IS-IS
>>        System ID.  Resolving that issue is outside the scope of this
>>        document, however it is strongly RECOMMENDED that all TRILL
>>        implementations have at least one zero-configuration mechanism to
>>        obtain a valid System ID.  Refer to ISO/IEC 10589 regarding System
>>        ID uniqueness requirements.
> You are OK up to here since you conform to the current ISIS spec.

OK; that's good.

>> Alternative solutions to this issue
>>        may also be defined in the future; see [8] for an example.
> This needs to be discussed in the ISIS WG, and I cannot vouch
> for the outcome.

I see.

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James Carlson         42.703N 71.076W         <[email protected]>
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